A.J.

Adam James Barnes (born February 21, 2006), better known by his stage name A.J., is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is part of the Usagi Collective.

Early Life
Adam James Barnes was born on February 21, 2006 in Frisco, Texas and was raised in the city's suburbs. Adam first became interested in music after he started paying attention to the soundtrack of Disney's Tron Legacy, composed by electronic duo Daft Punk, and from that grew a love for synths and saws. He began making mash-ups in middle school and producing beats for himself to post on his SoundCloud in early 2017, and got signed to Flex Entertainment on Christmas of 2018. Some time in the middle of 2019, A.J. left Flex Entertainment and is now an independent artist. A.J. makes music using Ableton Live. A.J. is currently in High School.

2017–present: Commercial debut
In June of 2017, A.J. released his first song, The Spider Ballet to his Youtube account, AJGaming123, which has been Privated. on December 28, 2018, A.J. Released his first official EP, The Addressed Bean 64 EP, under a label.

On March 20, 2019, A.J. released his debut Self-Titled Mixtape on Flex Entertainment to almost entirely bad reception. The album featured appearances from  KidPatrick, Lil Kolya, and Yung Schmoobin. A Deluxe version was joked about but was never made.

On his birthday, Febuary 21st 2020, he released his album titled Dream Land. it includes surprise guest appearances from Kid Phang, Yung Schmoobin, Lil Milk, Yung Fiji Water, Emerald, CHiPSBEATSKiDS, Kidpatrick, & Lil Mosquito Disease.

On May 22, he released his collaboration album with fellow rapper Emerald titled "BLACK HOLES". It was received with pretty mediocre reception but has been aging better as time has gone on.

A.J. is currently working on his next album "Neptune".

Controversy
A.J. has had many troubles with his first label, Flex Entertainment and it's management. He still works with flex's artists, however he left the label and is now signed to the Usagi Collective.

He also got a large amount of hate from his use of the "n-word" on Dream Land despite not being black. However, on his next project, Black Holes with Emerald, there are mentions of the word.

He has gotten in several controversies with Flex Entertainment artists Yung Garfield and Yung Lambo as he banned both of them from his "Dream Land" server. He called Yung Garfield "the worst person I've ever met on this app" which received great flack from the Flex community as a rude comment.

Trivia

 * 1) He is one of the main inventors of the genre "Juicecore", pioneered by his band "Apple Juice Box".

Discography

 * Instruments LP (2018)
 * The Addressed Bean 64 EP (2018)
 * A.J. (2019)
 * Dream Land (2020)
 * Black Holes (with Emerald) (2020)